[Aaronontheweb]

howard,

I agree with the above comment - I think you'd probably have more luck getting people to sign up for your service if they could try or at least browse parts of it without needing to associate an account with it first.

That way they can get a feel for what it does, what its value is, and why / if they might want to use it without having any cost.

Every user is going to associate some "cost" with the time it takes to associate their account with your service or the potential risks of associating with your service, and giving them a little taste of what your service might do first is a good way to help them overcome their initial objection to the perceived cost.

[howard_yeh]

ya. i was thinking in terms of clicks. one click, and you have an account. I didn't expect the idea of using facebook itself a big mental wall. But the immediate plan is

1) make a screen cast 2) link to my own account as an example page 3) some sort of alternate login

[Aaronontheweb]

These are all great ideas.

I'd love to do a more detailed walkthrough through your service later tonight and try to give you some pointers. I'm going to be relocating to a new city for work (LA) and your service would actually be very helpful for me.

You can DM me on Twitter (@Aaronontheweb) with an email address I can send you some more detailed user experience feedback if you're interested.

[howard_yeh]

thanks so much! i'll do that

[howard_yeh]

my email is hayeah at gmail